Hat-holder.



No. 793,772. PATENTE) JULY 1905,

V. F. DIEBEL HAT HOLDER.

APPLIOATON FILED FEB. 20, 1G05.

ne. veavra lllirien Staates Ilatented .Tilly 4l, 1905s a'rrnafr ltilifrrrcia SPECIFCATN forming part of Letters Patent No. "f'93,7"`72, dated .'l'uly t, MM5., 'Application filed February 20, 1905. Serial No. 246.620.

lie it known that fl, VALENTINE F. Ummm, of ',loledo, county of Lucas, and State of Uhio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in fl"l.at-l'lolders; and l. do hereby declare that the 'following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accon'ipanying drawings, and to the lignres of reference marked thereon, which 'form part of this specilicatioi'i.

lll/ly invention has reference to a hat-holder for displaying hats in stores where they are oi'ered for sale; and it has Vfor its object to provide an elfective device oli' this character which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction and cm'lvenient to operate.

rlihe invention is especially adapted Vfor the dislrilay of hats worn by women, althougl'i it is curially ellective for displaying hats worn by men.

'llhe invention consists more particularly Ain the novel arrangement and details of construction hereinafter shown andv described, and illustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings, in whichM llfigure l is a top plan view o'f my im proved hat-holder, showing in full lines the normal position of the same when expanded and showing' the same contracted in dotted outline; and Fig 2 is a side elevatimi of the same.

vln the drawings, 'l is a stem or standard n'u'iunted upon a suitable base, (not showin) and the same is adapted to support the head 2. ',lhe head is constructed of suitable springwire, substantially annular in form with a segmental open portion to permit the same to be contracted.

El rein'esents upwardly-extending bent por tions arranged at suitable intervals about the head to engage the interior of the hatcrown, and Ll; represents portions bent douulwardly at the free ends of the head and adapted to be pressed toward each other between the thumb and lingers of the operz'tter when the head is to l'iecontra'icted. Tlfhei'indsof the wire Vforining the head are extended inward radially .from the portions 4;, as at 3, and at the cxtrel'ne ends of said radial extensions the wire is coiled, as at G and T, to provide independent pivotal coni'iections with the stem.

llt will be observed that b v simply pressing' the parts 4L tog'ether the resilient head will be contracted to enter an)Y size of hat-crown and that upon being' released the hat will be firmly held in position, being engaged by the upwardly-extending portions l. l'Vhere the device is employed for holding hats worn by men, the resilient head is ln'e'ferably ovalshaped to conform to the shape of the hatcrown instead of circular, as shown.

From the foregoing description the noreltv, utility, and improved rmeration of in v invention will'be apparent.

llaving described my invention, what l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv

`l,. lln a hatholder, a supportirig-stem, and a resilient, contractible head in the form of a mutilated annulns, having' radial connections pivoted upon the stem, substantialI v as described.

2. ln a hat-holder, a supporting-stein, and a resilient, contractible head constructed oll a single piece of wire having the upwardly-liient engaging' portions 3, the downwardlybent portions et, and the radial extensions 5 coihnl at the ends to pivotally engage the supporting-stem, substantially as described.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l, allix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

VALE N 'lll NIC F. Dl lCll EL.

lllfitnesses: y

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